Author: Wayne Slavin

Details of HTC's next smart phone design has emerged, courtesy of Finnish site qtek.fi, which tracks HTC customer Qtek. Via [theregister.co.uk]

G2 Microsystems makes radio-frequency identification chips for managing and tracking mobile devices using Wi-Fi networks. Via [informationweek.com]

Calypso Wireless, Inc. has acquired an equity interest in RV Technology Limited, Hong Kong with an option to buy the company. With this acquisition the company wants to accelerate development of its dual mode WiFi-GSM/GPRS VoIP phone based on Windows CE, the C1250i. Via [geekzone.co.nz]

A Jupiter Research survey last year of consumers with wireless home networks found the top concerns were identity theft, eavesdropping and virus attacks. Yet some users actually encourage shared use, even though nearly all service providers forbid it in their broadband contracts. Via [newsfactor.com]

If you haven't purchased one of the latest and greatest multi-wireless-option handhelds, you might find your current device a little lacking. Fortunately, there are options for bringing your handheld up to wireless speed without getting a whole new device. Via [entrepreneur.com]

Broadband wireless has traditionally flourished in developing economies, as a relatively low cost way to bring broadband access to countries with limited infrastructure. But this does not mean that it is a technology for spreading access to poor users. In general, operators in new economies target enterprises, expatriates and other high income oases, leaving rural...

Here is some good news for mobile hotspot surfers. ZyXEL Communications, a leading provider of secure broadband networking, has announced the launch of a new product named the ZyXEL AG-225H Wi-Fi finder, which promises quick and easy on-the-road networking. Billed as first of its kind, AG-225H is capable of locating all 802.11a and 802.11b/g access...

Wi-LAN is retooling its business structure into two separate divisions in an effort to better align company resources in each of its key business areas, including intellectual property (IP) and wireless broadband equipment. Via [wirelessweek.com]

The WiMax Forum’s certification process at Cetecom Labs in Malaga, Spain officially launched in early July, and in the time since then, companies have begun to ship their equipment to Spain for the Forum’s certification process. “Multiple vendors already have equipment in the lab,” says Mo Shakouri, the WiMax Forum’s Vice President of Marketing. Via...

The market for wireless broadband in the European Union will be thrown open to question in October when member states vote whether to introduce a technology-neutral approach to spectrum previously earmarked for 3G systems. Via [informationweek.com]

A year after launching a roughly $8-a-day wireless Internet service, Boston's Logan International Airport is facing growing complaints that it's trying to impose a ''WiFi monopoly" at the airport. Via [boston.com]

Network equipment maker Alvarion Ltd. is in talks with DirecTV Group Inc. about supplying the satellite television service with wireless equipment that would boost its network, according to Alvarion's chief executive, Zvi Slonimsky. Via [today.reuters.com]

Boeing's Connexion and Airbus' OnAir this week both announced partnerships with mobile phone specialists to pave the way for in-flight GSM and CDMA device usage. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Intel is throwing its financial, technical and lobbying weight behind the rising tide of municipally run broadband wireless networks, seeing these as a way to stimulate uptake of Wi-Fi and WiMAX and so sell more of its chips and increase its influence over the communications world. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Things have suddenly gotten very busy at Lumin Innovative Products in Boulder, Colorado. On July 15th, 18 months after the company formed around co-founder Ben Adams’s concept for solar-powered Wi-Fi networks, Lumin deployed its first access points at the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder. Since that successful launch, the four-person staff has been deluged with...